Friday, June 01, 2012

Linda's Posts

The Symbolism Of A Cell Phone

I am sitting here on my break at work as I type this, listening to the chirping of my cell phone's battery dying in my coat pocket nearby and wishing I lived inside that phone.  Like me, it is broken.  It still makes and receives calls, but the battery dies very quickly, and it no longer has a working screen.  It is a pretty little... Read moreChevron

The Abyss

In St. Elmo's Fire, one of my favorite movies, Andrew McCarthy tells Demi Moore, "Jules, there is the brink of insanity, and then there is the abyss, which clearly you have fallen into."  I love that line.   I have fallen into the abyss.  It's awful.  There is nothing I can do, and what's worse, I don't want to.  No one... Read moreChevron

A Must-Read Book

I just wanted to log on and let you all know about a fabulous book I just finished reading, "The Quiet Room".  It is by Lori Schiller, a true account by her and by her family and friends of her experiences with Schizo-affective Disorder.  Lori Schiller describes spending the better part of her adult life trying to deal with all of the... Read moreChevron

Misunderstandings & Miscommunications

I wonder if it it my bipolar disorder that is to blame for this lifelong problem I have had being understood by anyone ... anyone at all.  I call it living in "Three's Company" ... I say black, they hear white.  I say rain (and I always say rain), they hear sun.  I have spent the past few weeks e-flirting with a guy on Facebook only... Read moreChevron